Sometimes it just has to be quick. These games start in under a minute, need almost no equipment and fit a coffee break as well as a cabin evening. Pig and Twenty-One need only one die, Sevens Out two.
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Roll a single die as many times as you dare and get closest to 21 without going over.
Roll three dice and count hits on the point number. Land on exactly 15 points to step out, and the last player left loses.
Eleven rounds with two dice, where the goal is to hit the sums 2 through 12 in order, one per round.
A pocket-sized cousin of Yatzy with three dice, one reroll and thirteen quick categories, where a crag scores 50.
Roll five dice where twos and fives go dead, and score the most points before every die is gone.
Aces leave the game, twos go left and fives go right, until the very last die decides it all.
Only doubles score, double 6 is worth 25 and double 3 wipes your score. The first player to reach 50 points wins.
Roll the die as many times as you dare, but a 1 wipes out the whole turn. First to 100 points wins.
The banker rolls two dice, and you get one roll to beat the total. A fast banking game also known as Beat the Bank.
Four rolls, five dice and full freedom to rebuild your poker hand along the way. Thinking beats hoping.
Roll the dice and send chips left, right or into the pot. The last player holding chips wins it all.
Pass sixes on, drop ones in the middle and be the first player to get rid of every die you hold.
Two hidden dice, claims that must keep rising and lies that cost lives. Mia, a roll of 21, beats everything.
Roll six dice, keep as many as you like each roll, and secure a 1 and a 4 before the other four dice count towards your score.
Roll six dice, count evens against odds and settle the difference in chips with the pot.
The lowest opening roll sets a point number, everyone chases it with two dice, and the first player to 11 points wins.
Roll five dice up to three times and build the best poker hand at the table, no cards required.
Everyone joins in on every roll. Cross off numbers from left to right in four coloured rows, and lock a colour before the others do.
Roll the dice and hit the numbers 1 to 12 in order, like the hands moving around a clock face.
Three rolls with three dice where only 1, 3 and 5 score, since they have a spot in the centre.
Roll six dice and score for runs starting from 1. The first player to reach 100 points wins the game.
Roll two dice and keep scoring until a seven ends your turn. The first player to 500 points wins.
Secure the 6, 5 and 4 in strict order within three rolls, and let the last two dice be your cargo.
Bowling with two dice over ten frames, where 5-5 is a strike and any six rolls off the alley.
Nine holes with three dice, where you roll until a double appears and the fewest strokes wins.
Roll five dice and collect three, four or five of a kind to score points, round after round.
Set at least one die aside per roll and chase the lowest possible total, where every three counts as zero.
Three rolls, keep the highest die each time, and win the round with the highest total.
Bet on whether the sum of two dice lands under seven, over seven or exactly seven, which pays the most.
Most quick games are about knowing when to stop. Drop Dead and Pig punish greed, while Three or More and Sequences offer small point hunts that always tempt you into one more round.
Use them as a warm-up before a longer game, to decide who does the dishes, or to pass time in a queue. The dice fit in a pocket and the rules fit in your head.